William M. Richardson

William Merchant Richardson (4 January 1774-15 March 1838) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-MA 4) from 4 November 1811 to 18 April 1814, succeeding Joseph Bradley Varnum and preceding Samuel Dana.

Biography
William Merchant Richardson was born in Pelham, New Hampshire in 1774, and he became a lawyer in Groton, Massachusetts in 1804. He served in the US House of Representatives from 1811 to 1814, and he moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1814 and became a US Attorney in 1814 before serving as Chief Justice from 1816 until his death in 1838.